Music in the Primary School

by Janet Mills

This Handbook is for all primary teachers, whether or not they feel they are at all 'musical'. The author, Dr Janet Mills, believes that primary class teachers can and should teach music, just as they teach all other subjects. This new edition has been revised and updated to take into account the latest requirements of the National Curriculum in England and Wales. However, all student teachers, teachers and initial teacher trainers, wherever they are working, will find this book a valuable resource, and essential reading. '... lively and honest ... has children and music at heart' Times Educational Supplement '... essential reading for student teachers, teachers and initial teacher trainers ... a valuable resource and a refreshing contribution to the literature of primary music'. Education '... remarkably timely and well conceived ...' British Journal of Music Education

192 pages, Paperback

First published May 2, 1991

About the author

Dr Janet Mills began her career teaching music and mathematics in a West Yorkshire comprehensive school before moving into violin and viola instruction. She later trained future teachers at Westminster College and the University of Exeter. As an HM Inspector of Schools, she observed over 1,000 instrumental lessons and helped create the first national inspection system for Local Authority Instrumental Music Services. A skilled multi-instrumentalist, she became a Research Fellow at the Royal College of Music and received a National Teaching Fellowship in 2004. Her publications include Music in the School, Music in the Primary School, and numerous scholarly articles.